The Government of Kartanaka in collaboration with Cisco has launched some pilot program to enable remote healthcare for one primary healthcare center and one community healthcare center from Chitradurga District of Karnataka.

With the intiative that aims to bridge the urban- rural gap, the residents of Chitradurga can get access to essential urban services like healthcare, education, a marketplace and access to public services.The healthcare solution creates an environment where patients and doctors can meet each other virtually through video without having to commute long distances.

In the Chitradurga pilot, the healthcare solution will link Chitradurga District Hospital to one community healthcare centre at Bharamasagara in Chitradurga Taluk and one primary healthcare centre (PHC) at Mathode in Hosadurga Taluk. Patients visiting these two centers will have their vitals checked by the paramedic/nurse at the centre while the doctor at the district hospital provides consultation and diagnosis in real time. Leveraging Cisco technology and medical services provided by RxDx’s multi-specialty hospital in Bangalore,  remote consultation for over 1700 patients has been rendered.

Aravind Sitaraman, President, Inclusive Growth, Cisco” said” We are happy to collaborate with visionary governments like Karnataka in implementing the new wave of growth and enablement. This project marks significant progress towards the Inclusive Growth goal of using technology as the enabler to bridge urban-rural gap and Cisco’s vision of changing the way people work, live, play and learn.”

The proactive initiatives of the government of Karnataka to use Cisco technologies to provide remote healthcare is a positive step to leapfrog these challenges and bring about inclusive grow.

source: http://www.VoicenData.ciol.com / News and Views / Thursday, April 12th, 2012